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iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) On Shaky Ground Amid Outflows, Bearish Options Activity

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today looks at the so-called “vol of vol,” some recent outflows and downside bets on a popular small cap ETF.

NYSE:IWM August 17, 2017 12:09pm

Traders Getting Bearish On Emerging Markets, Financials (XLF)

As we mentioned earlier this week, EEM (iShares MSCI Emerging Markets) options continue to trade actively (dude to tensions with North Korea), and today we have seen some upside call activity after the recent sell-off there.

NYSE:XLF August 11, 2017 12:50pm

Bulls Are Suddenly Lining Up For The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas ETF (XOP)

For the first time in recent recollection, we have seen some bullish looking options activity in the popular XOP (SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, Expense Ratio 0.35%, $2 billion in AUM).

NYSE:XOP August 8, 2017 12:28pm

Bears Are Circling The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas ETF (XOP)

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today focuses on bearish options bets taking place against a popular energy fund.

NYSE:XOP July 21, 2017 11:34am

Earnings Season Brings Bullish Options Bets For SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today looks at rising bullish bets on the world’s largest ETF amid a busy earnings season, along with some hedging in a popular technology…

Bears Are Circling The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today looks at some bearish bets on the biggest emerging markets ETF, along with renewed interest in corporate junk bonds.

NYSE:EEM July 17, 2017 11:52am

Bearish Options Bets Seen For iShares Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today looks at some cooling off in emerging markets funds, including some bearish options bets on the most popular ETF in the space.

NYSE:EEM July 10, 2017 11:58am

ProShares UltraShort Crude ETF (SCO) In Focus Amid Bearish Options Bets

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today points out bearish bets rolling in on crude oil, along with elevated levels of volatility in U.S. equities.

NYSE:SCO July 7, 2017 10:50am

QQQ Suffers Major Outflows To Kick Off New Month, Quarter

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today hones in on some outflows in the most popular technology fund, as the new month and quarter brings us some tactical portfolio changes for…

Financials (XLF) Seeing Plenty Of Bullish Options Activity

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today is all about financials. Specifically, we’re looking at upside options activity for the largest financial ETF well ahead of earnings season.

NYSE:XLF June 29, 2017 1:56pm

Interesting Options Bets Seen For Financial Sector ETF (XLF)

With Financials getting a boost yesterday and breaking a losing streak, we have seen some October 24 call activity in XLF (SPDR Financials Select Sector, Expense Ratio 0.14%) which are in-the-money options with today’s move higher.

NYSE:XLF June 27, 2017 11:55am

S&P 500 Funds (IVV, SPY) See Outflows As Stocks Edge To New Highs

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today hones in on some outflows in the biggest large cap funds, continued interest in foreign equities, and more new lows for long volatility…

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) Sees Massive Options Hedging

Analyst/ETF Trader Paul Weisbruch of Street One Financial brings us his daily fund flows update, which today looks at big inflows for foreign funds, along with some hedging in small caps.

NYSE:IWM June 23, 2017 12:04pm

Put-Call Ratio Says Sell The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) Now

Bullish options bets on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) have gotten out of hand lately, and the world’s largest ETF is due for a sharp short-term pullback soon.

NYSE:SPY June 22, 2017 1:20pm

Examining More China A-Shares ETF Opportunities (KBA)

China is popping a bit this morning with benchmark ETF FXI (iShares China Large-Cap) up over 0.7% and we have seen some weekly June 40 calls trading in the name.

NYSE:KBA